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Im pretty sure Skifreak did the EGR delete, maybe its on his web page?? It sounds logical to do it for sure, and if it helps with overheating it would seem worth it. My truck does overheat in certain conditions, well not overheat but starts to climb and I do something about it before...

Way to go Darcy, swing by my place and Ill help test them out with you and maybe distract you and run off with them!

Your fuel mileage is directly linked to speed due to drag coefficient so the slower the better, most say they like a speed due to comfort and handling, but if its MPG's you are looking for then go slow. I like to putz along at 60mph for comfort, I did a MPG comparison one year on a trip from BC...

Thanks Dan, Some one please explain to me how these beads don't get sucked into the valve stem and interfere with the seal in the valve stem? Why doesn't it happen? Inquiring minds want to know.... am I right to say that the beads you use are large enough that they cannot enter the stem?

Hi John, Doing good! Thanks for the info, I have no experience with beads but seems like a good idea, just surprising about them not conflicting with the valve, thought for sure it would?? As for airing down, well I will air down for even a trip of say 5 km's for a more comfortable ride...

Those that are using beads, do you air down often? Does the bead get in the way of airing down?( clog the valve stem)

Hmmm, I took my driver side step off because of the conflict with tilting the cab, it has been a while since I did that but I seem to remember that I tried several ways to tilt the cab with the step on, turning the wheel didnt work for me at the time so I took it off and never put it back...

I hear you! Maybe a crane is not needed, having another rig the same height as the tested vehicle and drive along side of it with some kind of foam to absorb the slow impact, as long as it was close there wouldn't be much force on the other vehicle as it is near its balance point, the other...

I am sure that an FG can do that or pretty close to it depending on obviously the C of G of it all, one thing that I feel contributes to the ability of these big trucks to lean seemingly more is that the running gear is so much heavier than an FG lowering the C of G but also increasing fuel...

That looks awesome! Very nice interior for sure, I have always really liked the clear Fir look. Paul, great vision again!

I'll tell you it takes some getting used to leaning over a ways in a cab over, the first few times I was very apprehensive but what helped me to feel better about the lean was to have some one take a picture and have a look through that perspective, then you think"what am I worried about, no...

yeah, I think of it more as a semi controlled test to get a scale of how far you can or need to push it, not something that becomes habitual, I am pretty sure that all my solar panels would be left in the woods if I did that trail again:)

Thanks for posting the vid, its always fun to see what the FG's look like on obstacles but like skifreak said without the cabin on there you really cant tell what the frame/suspension will do, it will stiffen the frame but also the weight of the whole cabin will make the suspension actually...

Nice! Good to hear you are keeping it as it was built, retro!

Oh! Well the truck handled the trail very well but I was a mess, not knowing what the trail was like and having looked at several utube vids made me plenty nervous which I carried through all the way until we got out, now that I know what to expect it would be easier for me to handle, the...

Last group of pics, I believe this was the highest point of the trail with several good viewpoints. This is supposed to be one of the big bad spots on the trail where most rigs have trouble with, well it was a non event as there was little water in the trench and someone had tapered off...

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I bought one from the Western star dealer here in Vancouver BC that is high quality and fits perfectly and is expensive! I think it was around $100. It is manufactured by Robond. It threads onto the fuso threads tightly, as a result I dont trust anyone to remove it or put it on as it seems...

Yup thats what it was, I distinctly remember only because I felt pretty tall on that trail but kept seeing little scuff marks almost higher than me on those tight spots, you guys did good taking those big rigs on there with very little damage to trees, sure wouldnt want to go on it without power...

I think I saw a bit of a report from someone you went with on maybe BC4x4?? I went on that trail just after you and I spent a lot of the time in the foliage from the trees and while there I noticed some tree damage from something bigger than me having passed through recently, that would be you...